Global Patent Index - EP 1229343 A1

EP 1229343 A1 20020807 - A system and method for determining the location of a mobile

Title (en)

A system and method for determining the location of a mobile

Title (de)

System und Verfahren zur Bestimmung des Standorts einer Mobileinheit

Title (fr)

Système et procédé pour déterminer la position d'une unité mobile

Publication

EP 1229343 A1 20020807 (EN)

Application

EP 01300891 A 20010131

Priority

EP 01300891 A 20010131

Abstract (en)

A system and method for determining the location of a mobile, for example the position of a person (10) carrying a mobile radio handset (12) makes use of receivers on nearby vehicles (20,22,24) for triangulation or timing measurements. The precise locations of the vehicles themselves is determined from GPS satellites (40) enhanced with signals received from fixed aerial locations (30,32,34). A control centre (50) determines the absolute location of the handset (12) by a weighted combination of measurements taken at the vehicles and at the fixed aerial sites. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G01S 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/02 (2006.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01); G01S 11/08 (2006.01); G01S 19/46 (2010.01); G01S 19/51 (2010.01); G01S 13/76 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G01S 5/0027 (2013.01); G01S 5/0072 (2013.01); G01S 5/14 (2013.01); G01S 19/46 (2013.01); G01S 19/51 (2013.01); G01S 11/08 (2013.01); G01S 13/76 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1229343 A1 20020807

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 01300891 A 20010131